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"Welcome to my website! Buying and selling homes become more complex and more competitive every day. I hope this site serves as a guide to this supercharged marketplace. And when you need a professional with the unique training and the know-how to create opportunities, identify potential pitfalls up front, and make your home buying and selling experience an unqualified success, call on me, Becky Martel."
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QUESTIONS I AM OFTEN ASKED...
Question: If I am buying a home, can I really trust the real estate agent with confidential information?
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Answer: Yes. In fact most real estate agents will say that the more you tell them, the better they can negotiate on your behalf.
However, be sure you understand the legal nature of your relationship with the agent. A real estate agent can represent (1)the buyer exclusively, (2)the seller exclusively or (3)both the buyer and seller in a dual agency situation (in some states). The nature of the relationship may determine what you should reveal.
For example, telling the seller's agent what your uppermost limit on a house price would be is foolish because the seller's agent can reveal that information to the seller. That would hurt your negotiating position. Both a buyer's agent and a dual agent are prohibited from sharing this kind of information.
State laws require agents to disclose all possible agency relationships before they enter into a residential real estate transaction with you.
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